Uganda seeks last mile solution

GOVERNMENT

| Sept. 13, 2012, 10:36 a.m.

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The Ugandan IT regulator has called for proposals on the implementation of a last mile solution for the Government.

The National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) has invited proposals on a feasibility study for the last mile solution for the Government of Uganda and on the supervision of the implementation of Phase III of the National Backbone Infrastructure and e-Government Infrastructure (NBI/EGI) Project.

Submissions can be made before 26 September 2012. More information is available at info@nita.go.ug

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